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The Doolittles were famously private, their marble dining table ringed by just five chairs. Leonard has commissioned 18 more, to be positioned around the art tables for dinner parties.

In 2001, after the Doolittles moved in, Vugrin continued designing abroad, living near Cognac, France, and in Carrara, Italy. “I had cut some pieces of marble, like a quarter-inch thick, and I had them leaning up against a window frame, and the light was passing through,” he recalls of a moment of inspiration in his Italian apartment. From that ephiphany sprang the Sputnik-esque lights above the tables, stars illuminating the skeletal forms below.

Inspiration for the interiors of the house arrived in various guises: Jay Doolittle’s fascination with fossils and John Vugrin’s love of jazz and the way repetitive elements can be used to construct a larger work. “For the pieces I do, I’m more influenced by art, music, and sculpture and not architects,” says Vugrin, pictured here.

Wayfarers Chapel was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 2023, just two months prior to its closure.

The National Historic Landmark closed indefinitely in February 2024 due to land movement that’s threatening the structure, accelerated by recent heavy rainfall.

Architect LLoyd Wright’s 1951 Wayfarers Chapel is comprised of local wood, stone, and vast expanses of glass that let in views of the surrounding redwoods.

The petite shower has a marble bench, black fixtures, and a teak floor.

Carrara marble lines the vanity, accented by a black Delta faucet.

Before: The team retained the angle on the sink vanity counter, and opened up the shower to the room.

There are now four bunks in the bedroom, and the bottom two mattresses can be pushed together for a couple.

Before: The previous bedroom was dominated by one mattress.

Carrara marble waterfalls around the dining bench. “That played into the whole thing of trying to use as few materials as possible,” says Schlesinger, and lighten up the interior.

Before: The architects changed the orientation of the dining bench and table so that people could face each other as they ate.

The couch bases pull out to become a queen-sized bed and a retractable screen pulls down for privacy – and movie nights.

In addition to beds, the family needed more lounge space, so the team added a couch to the living area.

Before: The front seats were also reupholstered in Scalamandre fabric to sync with the rest of the seating areas. “That feels unexpected because it’s sofa fabric,” says Schlesinger.